It's time for social security reform
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The civil service social security reform pilot can eliminate social injustice and should be put into practice as soon as possible.
The website of the State Administration of Civil Service on February 16 revealed that China plans to chart the course for the rules and regulations of the next decade dealing with civil service matters.
The report didn't provide any details about the program, but the pilot itself is a big step in progress. It shows that the government has realized it is time to carry out reform to eliminate the social security injustice between civil servants and other people.
An online survey conducted by People's Daily showed that 94 percent of users think China's social security system is unfair. The civil service system differs from those working in state-owned or private companies. The civil servants don't pay any pension insurance and can get a good deal of pensions after their retirement – much larger than what other citizens receive.
Because the civil service offers greater stability and better pay and pensions, it is the top career choice for most people. This hampers the proper allocation of talent between public and private sectors, at least to some extent.
"Fairness and justice is the primary value of society and a nation," Premier Wen Jiabao has emphasized many times. "We should offer equal opportunities for the development of each person."
The reform pilot can promote equity in public expenditure and achieve fairer competition and talent mobility between different sectors.
(This post was originally written in Chinese and translated by Ma Yujia.)
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